Storm triggers flooding in parts of Bay Area

Residents in parts of Marin, Napa, Sonoma and Santa Cruz Counties are advised to evacuate to higher ground immediately and avoid downtown and creek areas due to flooding caused by today's storm. (KGO-TV)

Gauges in the Laguna de Santa Rosa and Petaluma areas in Sonoma County also show high water levels, as well as many locations in Napa County such as Napa, St. Helena, Calistoga and Yountville, according to the weather service.

Relentless rain has also turned a popular highway in the North Bay into a river. Highway 121 near Highway 12 flooded in Schellville overnight. Three cars got stuck in the flooding and six people were rescued by firefighters. All of the rescued are expected to be okay.

Some residents in Kentfield make light of the flood waters and took out the kayaks to check out the damage.

"Koi Pond is under water, so I hope the fish are okay. The house is okay. The Red Cross came in a long time ago and raised all these houses to get them up out of the flood water," said Laura Roxon, a Kentfield resident.